History Independence

Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its

A
Vice-President
B
President
C
General Secretary
D
Member of the Working Committee

Correct Answer

General Secretary

More Questions on History

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    A)Annie Besant
    B)Ambedkar
    C)Patel
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Gandhiji
  • Q. Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a
    A)Parsi education Reform Association
    B)Parsi Economical Reform Association
    C)Parsi culture Reform Association
    D)Parsi religious Reform Association
    Answer: Parsi religious Reform Association
  • Q. The Sikh Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb was
    A)Guru Arjan
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Guru Gobind
    D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. “Quwwat-ul-Islam” Mosque was built by
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
    C)Iltutmish
    D)Mohammad Adilshah
    Answer: Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
  • Q. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    C)Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
    D)Jalal-id-din Khilji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1936
    D)1933
    Answer: 1933
  • Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
    A)1765
    B)1735
    C)1770
    D)1789
    Answer: 1789
  • Q. Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in
    A)Brazil
    B)Venezuela
    C)Central Africa
    D)Mexico and Central America
    Answer: Mexico and Central America
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Who had rounded the first women’s university in India?
    A)Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
    B)Rani Ahilya Devi
    C)Rani of Thomi
    D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
    Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
  • Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
    A)Michelangelo
    B)Filippo Brunelleschi
    C)Vincent van Gogh
    D)Leonardo da Vinci
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
    A)Kabir
    B)Dadu
    C)Ramananda
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
    A)Nishka
    B)Kakini
    C)Rupyaka
    D)Dinar
    Answer: Rupyaka
  • Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
    A)Mridula Sarabhai
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Muthu Lakshmi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
    A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Firuz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from
    A)Indian Revenues
    B)The Consolidated Fund of England
    C)Funds Voted by Parliament
    D)The revenues of Princely States
    Answer: Indian Revenues
  • Q. Champaran Satyagraha was led by __________
    A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
    B)Amaresh Chakravarty
    C)Gandhi
    D)Patel
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramdas
    C)Namdeva
    D)Eknath
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false

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